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Heave Ho cover art

Heave Ho

Le Cartel Studio · Devolver Digital · 2019-08-29

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 29, 2019 (Mac), Aug 29, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 29, 2019 (Nintendo Switch)

Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!

17
playing now
91%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Heave Ho is a platform party video game developed by Le Cartel Studio and published by Devolver Digital. In Heave Ho, players must navigate their characters through a ravine across a series of increasingly complex levels in order to reach the end goal. The game's physics system allows players to launch their characters to safety through stretching movements and interactions with other player characters. Heave Ho was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Nintendo Switch on August 29, 2019, to a generally positive critical reception, with many critics praising it as an exemplary cooperative video game. A version for Amazon Luna was made available on February 3, 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 123 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 65k–156k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,599 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$2.49-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.49-75%
GOG$3.99-60%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at GOG (2020-08-24) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 96 of 149 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25525520192026Week of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3202026-08-11 18:00 — 19 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 10 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 22 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 32 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 32 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 25 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 30 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 27 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.132019-08-012026-08-302019-08-01 — best price $8.992019-11-21 — best price $6.992020-01-11 — best price $5.992020-02-10 — best price $9.812020-04-16 — best price $4.992020-07-25 — best price $9.992020-11-26 — best price $9.992021-04-08 — best price $7.492021-07-06 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $4.992022-03-21 — best price $4.992022-05-11 — best price $4.992022-08-07 — best price $4.332022-10-27 — best price $4.992022-12-23 — best price $3.032023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-05-20 — best price $9.992023-07-25 — best price $4.992023-09-12 — best price $9.992023-11-29 — best price $9.992024-02-05 — best price $4.992024-03-28 — best price $3.402024-06-06 — best price $3.992024-07-25 — best price $8.502024-09-30 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-31 — best price $4.002025-03-13 — best price $3.402025-05-13 — best price $3.992025-07-17 — best price $3.992025-09-18 — best price $2.492025-11-08 — best price $9.992026-01-14 — best price $9.992026-03-14 — best price $3.992026-04-29 — best price $3.562026-05-27 — best price $9.992026-08-06 — best price $2.132026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

10582026-05-21 — 13 pageviews2026-05-24 — 20 pageviews2026-05-27 — 14 pageviews2026-05-30 — 20 pageviews2026-06-02 — 15 pageviews2026-06-05 — 18 pageviews2026-06-08 — 24 pageviews2026-06-11 — 15 pageviews2026-06-14 — 23 pageviews2026-06-17 — 27 pageviews2026-06-20 — 36 pageviews2026-06-23 — 20 pageviews2026-06-26 — 38 pageviews2026-06-29 — 23 pageviews2026-07-02 — 16 pageviews2026-07-05 — 25 pageviews2026-07-08 — 34 pageviews2026-07-11 — 23 pageviews2026-07-14 — 28 pageviews2026-07-17 — 62 pageviews2026-07-20 — 45 pageviews2026-07-23 — 25 pageviews2026-07-26 — 32 pageviews2026-07-29 — 26 pageviews2026-08-01 — 31 pageviews2026-08-04 — 19 pageviews2026-08-07 — 24 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-13 — 18 pageviews2026-08-16 — 28 pageviews2026-08-19 — 22 pageviews2026-08-22 — 28 pageviews2026-08-25 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
43.4%
earned "One token for the machine!"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,0891%23
Switch (Nintendo)3380%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCo-opFunnyIndiePartyPhysicsAdventureParty GamePlatformerLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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